He says he'd always planned to lose money on the purchase: "I personally get enjoyment out of opening vintage stuff like this I purchased this as a total loss, it is something I purchased for content if I wanted to get a Black Lotus, my best chance is to go out and purchase a Black Lotus"
Speaking of pretty card treatments, check out the funky impossible lands, straight out of an Escher drawing
Going second, Jet energy + Arven (for VIP and the tool) gives you essentially everything you need to start setting up your board behind a Klefki/Diancie/Snorlax etc
ART 2013 (1/1) Corrupt full art by Alex Horley-Orlandelli
How to tell if you have an Art Rare Pokemon card Identifying whether youve pulled an AR or another type of rare card can take time, especially if youre a newer collector
What bumps up this cards value even more is the autograph, which is from Ishihara himself